Parasitic Dog

Creature I've been drawing concept sketches of- this time I tried a coloured version to get more of a feel for how they looked like. Pretty much its some sort of dog infected with a parasite that mutates and mutates and... mutates
And ain't it just dandy?
This parasite can infect any organism really, even humans, with the same no-nose/exposed-gums effect! YIPPEE

Obviously a work-in-progress, yet as I am still in an artblock I have no complete artworks to show :c *headdesk*

Any suggestions or crits besides the cruddy colour and shading of the fur? xP Sorry if I don't get back to your comments, I always do read them and I appreciate every one of them! so I thankyou in advance :3